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Russian attack rocks Kyiv as numerous explosions heard within minutes
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight on August 16, with four loud blasts in the city center around 2:50 a.m. and six explosions in the Pecherskyi district shortly after an air raid alarm sounded.
- The Russian strikes caused fires in commercial buildings in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, according to local authorities and Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko.
- The Kyiv Air Force issued and canceled missile attack warnings multiple times during the early morning hours, with the threat returning at 2:46 a.m.
- Russia continues to target Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure with ballistic and cruise missile attacks, including a recent strike on August 11 that killed seven workers in Zaporizhzhia and injured others in both Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv.
- This event is part of the ongoing conflict as Russia maintains aggressive military actions against Ukraine.
